Opinion


Opinion

U.S. Risks Unleashing Second 'Eurodollar' Market if It Dallies on Stablecoin Regulation

Europe's regulatory certainty may attract the USD stablecoin market, Jón Egilsson, former chair of the Icelandic Central Bank and co-founder of Monerium, writes.

Ledn's Mauricio Di Bartolomeo argues that the crypto lending industry can rebuild trust following a disastrous 2022. (Mathieu Stern/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto for Advisors: What Will Trigger Crypto Mass Adoption?

Andy Baehr, managing director of CoinDesk Indices, discusses scenarios that could be the drivers of mass adoption in crypto.

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Opinion

What Crypto Can Learn From Regulatory Overhauls at PayPal, Robinhood and Revolut

Regulatory oversight is a force of legitimacy and stability for businesses with new ideas, Flowdesk's Anne-Sophie Cissey writes.

paypal logo on a smartphone booting up the payments app (Marques Thomas/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

How a Crypto Fraud Gave Florida Its First Forward Party Candidate

Brian Beute is running for office under the pro-tech political party founded by Andrew Yang. While not a supporter of crypto, his story shows crypto — now a widespread phenomenon — might be on the ballot in even the smallest elections.

Brian Beute got into politics motivated to root out fraud in Seminole County, Florida. While he lost his first election cycle, his principal opponent is behind bars. (Brian Beute/X)

Markets

The Death of Compromise, and a Way Forward for Crypto

Lessons for TradFi and DeFi from some toppled LEGO.

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Markets

Investment as a Service: Table Stakes for the Next Crypto Cycle

It’s no longer enough for crypto exchanges to simply facilitate buying and selling cryptocurrency.

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Opinion

It’s Time for a Purpose-Built Disclosure Framework for Crypto

Without looking at the unique attributes of crypto, it will be difficult (or even impossible) to understand and place a valuation on a crypto asset.

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission would be granted far-reaching authority over crypto trading and regulation in a new Senate bill. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Opinion

Why Power Is Passing to Courts to Make US Crypto Policy

Congressional inaction, the decline of the Chevron doctrine and regulation by enforcement are decentralizing policy-making power over technologies like blockchain and AI, says Michele Neitz.

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Consensus Magazine

Why Binance, Coinbase, Ripple and Other Crypto Firms Cite the ‘Major Questions’ Doctrine During Legal Imbroglios

A controversial legal doctrine meant to curb overzealous regulators has become the pièce de résistance in several of the crypto industry's arguments against SEC encroachment.

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